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Leon M. Holocaust testimony (HVT-273) interviewed by Dennis Ducorsky,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-273

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Leon M., who was born in Zaleschiki, Poland (presently Ukraine) in approximately 1933. He recalls cordial relations with non-Jews, despite some "name-calling"; Soviet occupation in 1939; his father's draft into the Soviet military (they never saw him again); German invasion; hiding with his younger brother whenever German or Ukrainian police appeared; hiding during a mass killing which included his grandmother; moving to his other grandmother's in Tolstoye (Tovste); obtaining food from farmers in Lezhanovka, his mother's birthplace; his mother bribing someone to replace her brother in a work camp; the replacement escaping; leaving for Buchach because officials were looking for her; hiding in a cellar during a round-up; discovery; escaping with his mother and brother from the train (he was shot and paralyzed for a year); living with his grandmother in Tolstoye; hiding in a bunker during round-ups; a mass killing in 1943 which included his grandmother; entering a labor camp; hiding his brother all the time; their escape in early 1944; retreating Germans protecting them; and liberation by Soviet troops. Mr. M. discusses the loss of almost all his extended family; not understanding why more Jews did not attempt escapes; sharing his experiences with his children; and his lost childhood.
    Author/Creator
    M., Leon, 1933?-
    Published
    Lawrence, N.Y. : Second Generation of Long Island, 1982
    Interview Date
    October 25, 1982.
    Locale
    Zalishchyky (Ukraine)
    Poland
    Tovste (Ternopilʹsʹka oblastʹ, Ukraine)
    Buchach (Ukraine)
    Lezhanovka (Ukraine)
    Cite As
    Leon M. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-273). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Ducorsky, Dennis, interviewer.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Copies
    4 copies: 1/2 in. VHS master; Betacam SP restoration master; Betacam SP restoration submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
    Physical Description
    1 videorecording (1 hr., 58 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Child survivors.
    Soviet occupation.
    Mass killings.
    Bunkers.
    Hiding.
    Aid by non-Jews.
    Survivor-child relations.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4293373
    Record last modified:
    2018-05-30 11:33:00
    This page:
    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/hvt4293373

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